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Events

Our programming is designed to foster conversation, celebrate community, and highlight contributions in natural history. To make this possible, we host three types of events that each bring something unique to the table.

Community
Conversations

Community conversations are a series of forums meant to serve as a venue for discussing specific difficulties faced by Black professionals in natural history museums and other academic institutions. 

Annual BINHMS Week

Inspired by the many Black-in-“X” weeks on twitter, we organized our annual online event in October to engage Black in Natural History Museum professionals (#BlackinNHMs).

Black in Natural History Exhibit

Beginning in February 2024,  BiNHMs will showcase a temporary exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Explore the contributions of Black scientists through engaging stories and exhibits and find out where we’ll be featured next.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

  • Mon, Oct 13
    American Museum of Natural History
    Oct 13, 2025, 9:00 AM EDT – Oct 14, 2025, 3:15 PM EDT
    American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Prk W, New York, NY 10024, USA
    Don’t miss the first BlackInNHMs conference at AMNH this October—two days of talks, community, and an exhibit
  • Sun, Oct 12
    Hybrid Event
    Oct 12, 2025, 9:00 AM – Oct 16, 2025, 7:00 PM
    Hybrid Event
    Our BlackInNHMS annual hybrid event will take place October 12-16th. This year our annual event includes a 2 day in person convening at AMNH (with options to join remotely).
  • Sat, Mar 09
    Zoom
    Mar 09, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Zoom
    How to find mentors or support as members of the African diaspora working within or adjacent to muse
  • Tue, Oct 17
    Zoom
    Oct 17, 2023, 9:00 AM – Oct 23, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Zoom
    Our inaugural BlackInNHMs week in 2021 started on October 17th. The jam-packed week took place on social media given the Covid-19 pandemic. See below for a summary of events or read our review article.
  • Sun, Oct 15
    Zoom
    Oct 15, 2023, 9:00 AM – Oct 21, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Zoom
    We are asking that everyone, including natural history museums and collections actively support this initiative in whatever way you can (volunteer, participate etc.). We want the voices, opinions, and stories of Black people to be heard, reflected and respected in Natural history museums.
  • Sat, Jul 01
    Zoom
    Jul 01, 2023, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Zoom
  • Sun, Oct 16
    Zoom
    Oct 16, 2022, 9:00 AM – Oct 22, 2022, 7:00 PM
    Zoom
    Our BlackInNHMs week in 2022 brought people together online from across the world, including but not limited to the United States, Berlin, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Denmark, Germany, and the United Kingdom
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